The length of each side of a cubical closed surface is l. If charge q is situated on one of the vertices of the cube, then find the flux passing through shaded face of the cube.

To find the flux through the shaded face of the cube, we use symmetry:
1. The total flux through a closed surface is given by Gauss's law:
\[
\Phi_{\text{total}} = \frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}.
\]
2. The charge \(q\) is at one vertex of the cube. It is shared equally among 8 cubes because the vertex belongs to 8 adjacent cubes. Hence, the charge effectively enclosed in one cube is:
\[
q_{\text{enclosed}} = \frac{q}{8}.
\]
3. The flux through the entire surface of one cube is:
\[
\Phi_{\text{cube}} = \frac{q_{\text{enclosed}}}{\varepsilon_0} = \frac{q}{8\varepsilon_0}.
\]
4. A cube has 6 faces, and due to symmetry, the flux through each face is the same. Therefore, the flux through one face is:
\[
\Phi_{\text{one face}} = \frac{\Phi_{\text{cube}}}{6} = \frac{q}{48\varepsilon_0}.
\]
5. The shaded face is shared by 2 adjacent cubes, so it will receive twice the flux compared to one face:
\[
\Phi_{\text{shaded face}} = 2 \times \frac{q}{48\varepsilon_0} = \frac{q}{24\varepsilon_0}.
\]
Thus, the flux through the shaded face is:
\[
\Phi = \frac{q}{24\varepsilon_0}.
\]



